We had been rather housebound for the Christmas and New Year period,
during which Cape Town fills up with lovely tourists,
but the roads and restaurants are so busy that locals just wait for the 'season' to ameliorate
Schools started again, the roads calmed down and we decided to take a lovely tour
of our favourite summer places which we love to visit
We stopped for a sight of Muizenberg from Boyes Drive
It bought back so many childhood memories of days she spent on the sands as a small child
A little further along the drive, a view of St James and Kalk Bay, where we were headed for lunch
Lots more childhood memories of swimming in these waters,
which are a bit warmer than the sea on the other side of the mountain
Two women with ice cream cones, window shopping in Kalk Bay
There are so many fascinating shops that we explored. Lynne splashed out at Quagga, the famous Rare bookshop
and bought an art book she had been looking for for years
A man and his wife, stopped on the seaside path, pointing at something of interest
The harbour wall at Kalk Bay, viewed from outside
Wonderful curios, local and from other African countries
These long monsters are Snoek (Thyrsites atun), a long, thin species of snake mackerel
Three freshly caught yellowtail (seriola lalandi) for sale on the quayside
One of John's favourite fishes but too large for us. It is advisable to eat yellowtail on the same day it is caught
Two freshly caught red snapper fish (Lutjanus agennes) one of which became our supper
We had it cleaned and the head removed. Not an easy fish to cook as it is very bony but the flavour was good
Lynne cooked it stuffed with lemon and thyme and roasted briefly in foil
A boy with a sandy back in a blue bathing costume
A man photographing his wife and child on the harbour wall
Listening to a fisherman describing the catch
A man standing on the pier, holding a fishing rod in hope of a catch
New housing developments are being built on the coast across the bay
A charter fishing boat discharging clients
A green and white fishing boat with green water and a blue sky
We headed for our favourite fresh fish restaurant, Kalkies
You need to wait for a table as it is very popular and then queue to place your order; only cash is accepted
It is a friendly place and we shared a table outside
Lynne opted for Hake, Calamari and Chips. Far too large a portion for her, so half of this was supper too
The fish is so fresh, pearly and flaky
A woman working on a water colour painting of people in Kalk Bay harbour
She is a professional from Johannesburg and very quick at sketching
We shared a table with her and her friend while we had lunch
We then drove through the gap to the other coast at Noordhoek
and decided we needed a wine tasting at Cape Point wine estate, as we had not tasted their wines for a long while
A stone pine (pinus pinea) by the dam. You can order their picnics to eat on the lawn
Looking from the restaurant at Cape Point Vineyards toward Noordhoek beach
The wine tasting menu. We did the full R80 tasting, sharing each wine
and we bought a case of Sauvignon Blanc which was on special offer
A quick stop to photograph the stupendous Noordhoek beach with Kommetjie in the distance;
more childhood memories of that smaller bay. Many people take their horses onto this beach to enjoy a long ride
White foam as the blue water of Hout Bay hits the rocks below Chapman's Peak
Heat mist coming into Hout Bay from the cold Atlantic, masking the Sentinel mountain at the entrance to the bay
Looking across the bay to the beach and hillside houses
and a stop for a nostalgic look at Llandudno and its beach, where Lynne’s family lived from the late 1940s to the 1970s
A wonderful place in those years. She was one of the first pupils, briefly, at the primary school here
and another beautiful place to stop and gaze at the beauty of our coastline, our mountains and where we live
The sea mist was coming in to the warm land and by the time we got to Camps Bay it was right in
We are so grateful for the privilege of living in this wonderful place
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